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Wind Power Plants: Fundamentals, Design, Construction and Operation [199293]

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"Wind Power Plants" offers a comprehensive guide to the fundamentals, design, construction and operation of wind turbines. Topics covered include: Introduction to wind energy; Historical background; Wind turbines – design and components; The wind; Wind turbine dimensioning; Calculation of performance characteristics and partial loads behaviour; Structural loads and strength issues; Scaling wind turbines and rules of similarity; Wind-pumping systems; Power generation; Control of wind turbines; Dynamic problems of wind turbines; Offshore wind farms. Wind Power Plants is essential reading for anyone working in or interested by wind energy, including planning engineers, consultants on renewable energy projects, manufacturers of turbines and components, researchers and students of wind energy. This book includes contributions from fourteen experts in academic and industry. Contents: Introduction to Wind Energy * Historical Background * Wind Turbines - Design and Components * The Wind * Wind Turbine Dimensioning * Calculation of Performance Characteristics and Partial Loads Behaviour * Structural Loads and Strength Issues * Scaling Wind Turbines and Rules of Similarity * Wind-pumping Systems * Electrical Power Generating Systems * Controlling Wind Turbines * Dynamic Problems * Offshore Wind Farms *
Wind Power Plants: Fundamentals, Design, Construction and Operation
Author:  Gasch, Robert|Twele, Jochen
Date Published:  January 2005
Document Type:  Books
Format:  Paperback
ISBN13:  9781902916385
Pages:  416
Publisher:  Earthscan Publications Ltd.
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